POLICY PLANNING SYSTEM IN GEORGIA: EVOLUTION AND ENDOGENOUS CHALLENGES
POLICY PLANNING SYSTEM IN GEORGIA: EVOLUTION AND ENDOGENOUS CHALLENGES

Summary/Abstract: Policy planning maintains its relevance across public policy, administration, and politics, spanning academia and practical application. The latter represents pivotal elements within the European Union's public administration framework and their significance within the European Neighborhood Policy. Georgia strives to align its institutional and policy design with Sigma-OECD standards and has been harmonizing with the EU acquis since 2014. The article aims to study Georgia's policy planning system, describe its evolution, and identify endogenous challenges using qualitative methods like in-depth interviews and document analyses. Employing the multiple streams theory, the paper examines system changes, presenting new agendas in policy planning and coordination. It highlights key challenges such as aligning stated goals with actual practices, incremental progress within the system, insufficient financial support, inefficiencies in resource utilization, and heavy reliance on political will. Additionally, it addresses the lack of empirical evidence and cultural non-compliance in achieving an evidence-based policy (EBP), results-based management (RBM), and whole-of-government (WOG) approaches.

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